童子

Chinese

boy; child; children
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
simp. and trad.
(童子)

Pronunciation 1


Noun

童子

  1. (literary) child, especially a boy
  2. (obsolete) scholar who has not passed the county level imperial exam
Synonyms
  • (scholar): 童生 (tóngshēng)
Derived terms

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Pronunciation 2


Noun

童子

  1. (Min Nan) wizard; sorcerer
  2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) child medium

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
どう
Grade: 3
し > じ
Grade: 1
kan’yōon on’yomi
Alternative spelling
童児

Chinese 童子 (tóngzǐ)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーじ [dóꜜòjì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [do̞ːʑi]

Noun

(どう)() (dōji) 

  1. Synonym of 子供 (kodomo, child) (person who has not yet reached adulthood)
    Hyponyms: 童女 (dōjo), 童男 (dōnan)
  2. a boy retainer who follows his noble master around
  3. (Buddhism, mythology) a boy retainer who follows his buddha, bodhisattva or wisdom king around
  4. (Buddhism) a boy between 8 and 20 years of age who studies scriptures and runs errands in a temple without actually being a practicing monk
  5. a type of Noh mask with the face of a boy

See also

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
わらし
Grade: 3 Grade: 1
jukujikun

Noun

童子(わらし) (warashi) 

  1. Alternative spelling of (warashi, child) (person who has not yet reached adulthood)

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